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      <pre class="programlisting">#include &lt;db.h&gt;

int db_sequence_create(DB_SEQUENCE **seq, DB *db, u_int32_t flags);  </pre>
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            Creates a sequence handle, which can then be opened with 
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        <code class="classname">DB_SEQUENCE</code> handles are free-threaded if the 
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        flag is specified to the
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        method when the sequence is opened. Once the 
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            Each handle opened on a sequence may maintain a separate cache of values which are
            returned to the application using the <a class="xref" href="seqget.html" title="DB_SEQUENCE-&gt;get()">DB_SEQUENCE-&gt;get()</a>
            method either singly or in groups
            depending on its <span class="bold"><strong>delta</strong></span> parameter.
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            Calling the  <a class="xref" href="seqclose.html" title="DB_SEQUENCE-&gt;close()">DB_SEQUENCE-&gt;close()</a>
            or <a class="xref" href="seqremove.html" title="DB_SEQUENCE-&gt;remove()">DB_SEQUENCE-&gt;remove()</a>
            methods discards this handle.
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             <code class="function">db_sequence_create()</code> <span>
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                             The <span class="bold"><strong>seq</strong></span> parameter references the
                             memory into which the returned structure pointer is stored.
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                             The <span class="bold"><strong>db</strong></span> parameter is an open database
                             handle which holds the persistent data for the sequence. The database
                             may be of any type, but must not have been configured to support
                             duplicate data items.
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                             The <span class="bold"><strong>flags</strong></span> parameter is 
                             currently unused, and must be set to 0.
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                         The <code class="methodname">db_sequence_create</code> <span>
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